Demographics and Posterior Knee Capsule Histologic and Genetic Characterization in Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis: Comparing Those with Contracture to Those Without Contracture
Introduction: Knee flexion contractures have a negative impact on function for patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Those with contracture treated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have more post-operative pain and worse outcome. Little knowledge is available about patient demographic factors or gene...
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23176 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6702 |